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Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 space mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon.
Jun 18, 2024 · Learn about Pete Conrad, the third man to walk on the Moon and a commander of Gemini XI and Skylab 2 missions. See photos and facts of his spaceflights, achievements, and personality.
Jul 9, 1999 · Pete Conrad was a Navy test pilot and astronaut who walked on the moon twice and commanded Skylab. He died in a motorcycle accident at age 69 and received many awards and honors for his space achievements.
Jul 10, 1999 · Pete Conrad, who flew to the Moon nearly 30 years ago and became the third man to walk upon it, died Thursday evening after crashing his motorcycle near Ojai, Calif. The former astronaut and Navy...
Jun 6, 2024 · Pete Conrad was an American astronaut, copilot on the Gemini 5 spaceflight (1965), command pilot of Gemini 11, spacecraft commander of the Apollo 12 flight to the Moon, and commander of the Skylab 2 mission. Learn more about Conrad’s life and accomplishments in this article.
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Apr 4, 2013 · Pete Conrad overcame dyslexia to become one of NASA's most-traveled astronauts, logging four trips into space, including Apollo 12.
Learn about Pete Conrad, the third person to walk on the moon in 1969, and his earlier Gemini and Apollo missions. Find out how he became an astronaut, what he did on the moon, and what happened to him after Skylab.
